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Royal baby: It's a boy for Kate on England's national day LONDON — For Kate, the wait is over. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth yesterday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne. The couple's Kensington Palace office announced news of the birth around lunchtime, about five hours after the 36-year-old duchess and her husband traveled by car from their Kensington Palace home to the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in central London. The palace said the baby prince was born at 11:01 a.m. (1001 GMT; 6:01 a.m. EDT) and weighed in at eight pounds, seven ounces (3.8 kilograms). Prince William was in attendance, and the palace said mother and child were both doing well. "The queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry and members of both families have been informed and are delighted with the news," the palace said in a statement. … [Read more...] about Royal baby: It’s a boy for Kate on England’s national day

LONDON: Kate, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a baby son on Monday, the couple's third child who is fifth in line to the British throne. The boy, weighing eight pounds and seven ounces (3.8kg), was born at 11:01am (1001 GMT, 6.01pm Malaysia), Kensington Palace announced. Mother and baby are both doing well, the palace said, and William, the Duke of Cambridge, was present for the birth. The baby is the couple's third child, after Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Queen Elizabeth II, William's father Prince Charles, and his brother Prince Harry were said to be delighted with the news. "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 11:01 hours," the palace announced in its brief statement. Kate, 36, was admitted early Monday to the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in central London, where four-year-old George, and Charlotte, aged two, were born. Royal fanatics, who had been camped outside the hospital wing for several days in … [Read more...] about New son for Britain’s Prince William and Kate (Updated)

Kate, the wife of Prince William, was admitted to hospital on Monday to give birth to the couple's third child and the latest member of Britain's royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as the couple are officially known, drove from their home Kensington Palace in central London to St Mary's Hospital in west London where their other two children, George and Charlotte, were also born. "The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, earlier this morning in the early stages of labour," Kensington Palace said in a statement. The new royal will be fifth-in-line to the British throne behind siblings Prince George, 4, and his two-year-old sister Princess Charlotte, William, and grandfather and heir Prince Charles. William's younger brother Harry, who marries U.S. actress Meghan Markle next month, will fall to sixth on the list. As with her two previous pregnancies, Kate, 36, suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum, an extreme form of morning … [Read more...] about Kate, wife of UK’s Prince William, taken to hospital to give birth to third chil…

LONDON (REUTERS) - Kate, the wife of Prince William, was admitted to hospital on Monday (April 23) to give birth to the couple's third child and the latest member of Britain's royal family. The Duchess of Cambridge, as Kate is officially known, was taken in the early stages of labour to the private Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in west London where their other two children, George and Charlotte, were also born. “The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, earlier this morning in the early stages of labour,” Kensington Palace said in a statement. The new baby will be Queen Elizabeth’s sixth great-grandchild and fifth-in-line to the British throne behind siblings Prince George, 4, his two-year-old sister Princess Charlotte, their father William, and grandfather and heir Prince Charles. William’s younger brother Harry, who marries US actress Meghan Markle next month, will fall to sixth on the list. As with her two … [Read more...] about Prince William’s wife Kate taken to hospital to give birth to third child

Meghan Markle now has a personal assistant appointed by the royal family. The assistant, Amy Pickerill, has been a senior communications officer for Kate Middleton, Prince William, and Prince Harry for over a year. Pickerill will help onboard Markle and manage her scheduling. Meghan Markle officially becomes a royal in May, but the perks of the job are already pouring in. According to a tweet from Daily Mail correspondent Rebecca English, Markle now has access to a royal personal assistant, Amy Pickerill. For more than a year, Pickerill has been a senior communications officer in the press office at Kensington Palace, working closely with Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince Harry. Pickerill will now help Markle with scheduling, briefings, and general public relations as her new assistant private secretary. The 32-year-old England native has already been spotted out and about with Markle and Prince Harry, often … [Read more...] about Prince Harry poached Kate Middleton’s and Prince William’s communications officer to become Meghan Markle’s new assistant